2.2.0.7 false Debt 0209 - Disclosure - Debt true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Pure Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Debt [Abstract] 0 lll_DebtAbstract lll false na duration Debt. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Debt. false 3 Debt 1 us-gaap_DebtDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="margin-left: 0%"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="99%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">9. </font></b> </td> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Debt</font></b> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 2%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> The components of debt and a reconciliation to the carrying amount of current and long-term debt are presented in the table below. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff; text-align: left">  <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="79%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="7%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="7%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="left"> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>June 25,<br /> </b> </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>December 31,<br /> </b> </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2010</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2009</b> </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>(in millions)</b> </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td>  </td> </tr>  <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> <b>L-3 Communications:</b> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">      — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">      — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 5.20% Senior Notes due 2019 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,000 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,000 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 4.75% Senior Notes due 2020 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 800 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 6 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 400 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 400 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 6 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 400 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 5 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 650 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 650 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 6 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,000 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,000 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> Subtotal </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,850 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,450 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> <b>L-3 Holdings:</b> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> 3% Convertible Contingent Debt Securities due 2035<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 700 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 700 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Principal amount of long-term debt </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,550 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,150 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> Less: Unamortized discounts </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (25 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (38 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Carrying amount of long-term debt </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,525 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,112 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt"> Less: Current portion of long-term debt<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(3)</sup> </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> (1,086 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> ) </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> — </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt"> Carrying amount of long-term debt, excluding current portion </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 3,439 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 4,112 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt"> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> <td>   </td> <td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">   </td> <td style="border-top: 3px double #000000">   </td> <td>   </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 11%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(1)</sup></font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">The Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, which matures on October 23, 2012, allows for total aggregate borrowings of up to $1 billion. At June 25, 2010, available borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility were $967 million after reductions for outstanding letters of credit of $33 million. </font></td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> <font style="display: none; font-size: 1pt">. </font> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> </div> <div style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(2)</sup></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> Under select conditions, including if L-3 Holdings common stock price is more than 120% (currently $118.73) of the then current conversion price ($98.94 as of May 14, 2010) for a specified period, the conversion feature of the CODES will require L-3 Holdings, upon conversion, to pay the $700 million principal amount in cash, and if the settlement amount exceeds the principal amount, the excess will be settled in cash or stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s option. At the current conversion price of $98.94, the aggregate consideration to be delivered upon conversion would be determined based on 7.1 million shares of L-3 Holdings’ common stock. See Note 10 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, included in the Company’s Annual Report on <font style="white-space: nowrap">Form 10-K</font> for additional information regarding the CODES, including conditions for conversion. L-3 Holdings’ closing stock price on July 29, 2010 was $73.55 per share. The effective interest rate on the CODES is 6.33%. Interest expense relates to both the contractual coupon interest and amortization of the discount on the liability components. Interest expense recognized was $11 million for the second quarter ended June 25, 2010, $10 million for the second quarter ended June 26, 2009, $21 million for the first half ended June 25, 2010, and $20 million for the first half ended June 26, 2009. The following table provides additional information about the Company’s CODES:</td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff; text-align: left">  <tr style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom"> <td width="79%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="4%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="4%" align="left"> </td> <td width="2%"> </td> <td width="4%" align="right"> </td> <td width="1%" align="right"> </td> <td width="4%" align="left"> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>June 25,<br /> </b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>December 31,<br /> </b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2010</b> </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> <b>2009</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom"> <b>(in millions)</b> </td> </tr> <tr style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"> <td>  </td> </tr>  <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Carrying amount of the equity component (conversion feature) </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">      64 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom">      64 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Unamortized discount of liability component being amortized through February 1, 2011 </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 13 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 24 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td align="left" valign="bottom"> <div style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt"> Net carrying amount of liability component </div> </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 687 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> <td>   </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> $ </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom"> 676 </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" valign="bottom">   </td> </tr> </table> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="1%"></td> <td width="98%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <font style="font-size: 8pt"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">(3)</sup></font></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom"> <font style="font-size: 8pt">The current portion of long-term debt at June 25, 2010 includes: (1) L-3 Holdings’ $700 million CODES, as the holders of the CODES may require us to repurchase them in whole or in part at a cash price equal to 100% of the principal amount (plus accrued and unpaid interest, including contingent interest and additional interest, if any) through the exercise of a “put” option on February 1, 2011, and (2) L-3 Communications’ $400 million 6<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">1</sup>/<sub style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-bottom">8</sub>% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013, which were redeemed on July 15, 2010. </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 2%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> On May 21, 2010, L-3 Communications issued $800 million in principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes that mature on July 15, 2020 (2020 Senior Notes) at a discount of $3 million. The discount was recorded as a reduction to the principal amount of the notes and will be amortized as interest expense over the term of the notes. The effective interest rate of the 2020 Senior Notes is 4.79%. Interest on the 2020 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2011. The net cash proceeds from this offering amounted to approximately $790 million after deducting the discounts, commissions and estimated expenses, and were used, together with cash on hand, to redeem L-3 Communications’ aggregate $800 million 6<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: top">1</sup>/<sub style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-bottom">8</sub>% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (2014 Notes) and 2013 (2013 Notes) on June 21 and July 15, 2010, respectively. In connection with the redemption of the 2014 Notes, the Company recorded a debt retirement charge of approximately $13 million ($8 million after income tax, or $0.07 per diluted share) during the second quarter ended June 25, 2010. The Company will record a $5 million ($3 million after income tax, or $0.02 per diluted share) debt retirement charge during the third quarter of 2010 related to the redemption of the 2013 Notes. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. 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